Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB76
Legislation Overview
Title: Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
Description: Protective orders; possession of firearms; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect, which is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport a firearm for 24 hours after being served with the order for the purposes of selling or transferring the firearm to another person.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
Last Action Date: January 22, 2020
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Janet Howell (D); Jennifer Boysko (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2020 | Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| Senate | Nov 25, 2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101355D |
| Senate | Nov 25, 2019 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Nov 25, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) | 01/22/2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
